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-# Cloud Environments
-
-```{toctree}
-:caption: Content
-
-aws
-azure
-gcp
-oracle
-```
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-(vyosonbaremetal)=
-
-# Bare Metal Deployment
-
-## Supermicro A2SDi (Atom C3000)
-
-I opted to get one of the new Intel Atom C3000 CPUs to spawn VyOS on it.
-Running VyOS on an UEFI only device is supported as of VyOS release 1.2.
-
-### Supermicro Shopping Cart
-
-- 1x Supermicro CSE-505-203B (19" 1U chassis, inkl. 200W PSU)
-- 1x Supermicro MCP-260-00085-0B (I/O Shield for A2SDi-2C-HLN4F)
-- 1x Supermicro A2SDi-2C-HLN4F (Intel Atom C3338, 2C/2T, 4MB cache, Quad LAN
- with Intel C3000 SoC 1GbE)
-- 1x Crucial CT4G4DFS824A (4GB DDR4 RAM 2400 MT/s, PC4-19200)
-- 1x SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB (USB-A 3.0 SDCZ43-032G-G46 mass storage for OS)
-- 1x Supermicro MCP-320-81302-0B (optional FAN tray)
-
-### Optional (10GE)
-
-If you want to get additional ethernet ports or even 10GE connectivity
-the following optional parts will be required:
-
-- 1x Supermicro RSC-RR1U-E8 (Riser Card)
-- 1x Supermicro MCP-120-00063-0N (Riser Card Bracket)
-
-Latest VyOS rolling releases boot without any problem on this board. You also
-receive a nice IPMI interface realized with an ASPEED AST2400 BMC (no
-information about [OpenBMC](https://www.openbmc.org/) so far on this
-motherboard).
-
-### Pictures
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/1u_vyos_back.jpg
-:alt: CSE-505-203B Back
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/1u_vyos_front.jpg
-:alt: CSE-505-203B Front
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_open_1.jpg
-:alt: CSE-505-203B Open 1
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_open_2.jpg
-:alt: CSE-505-203B Open 2
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_open_3.jpg
-:alt: CSE-505-203B Open 3
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_10ge_open_1.jpg
-:alt: CSE-505-203B w/ 10GE Open 1
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_10ge_open_2.jpg
-:alt: CSE-505-203B w/ 10GE Open 2
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_10ge_open_3.jpg
-:alt: CSE-505-203B w/ 10GE Open 3
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_10ge_open_4.jpg
-:alt: CSE-505-203B w/ 10GE Open
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-(pc-engines-apu4)=
-
-## PC Engines APU4
-
-As this platform seems to be quite common in terms of noise, cost, power and
-performance it makes sense to write a small installation manual.
-
-This guide was developed using an APU4C4 board with the following specs:
-
-- AMD Embedded G series GX-412TC, 1 GHz quad Jaguar core with 64 bit and AES-NI
- support, 32K data + 32K instruction cache per core, shared 2MB L2 cache.
-- 4 GB DDR3-1333 DRAM, with optional ECC support
-- About 6 to 10W of 12V DC power depending on CPU load
-- 2 miniPCI express (one with SIM socket for 3G modem).
-- 4 Gigabit Ethernet channels using Intel i211AT NICs
-
-The board can be powered via 12V from the front or via a 5V onboard connector.
-
-(vyos-on-baremetal-apu4-shopping)=
-
-### APU4 Shopping Cart
-
-- 1x apu4c4 = 4 i211AT LAN / AMD GX-412TC CPU / 4 GB DRAM / dual SIM
-- 1x Kingston SUV500MS/120G
-- 1x VARIA Group Item 326745 19" dual rack for APU4
-
-The 19" enclosure can accommodate up to two APU4 boards - there is a single and
-dual front cover.
-
-#### Extension Modules
-
-##### WiFi
-
-Refer to {ref}`wireless-interface` for additional information, below listed
-modules have been tested successfully on this Hardware platform:
-
-- Compex WLE900VX mini-PCIe WiFi module, only supported in mPCIe slot 1.
-- Intel Corporation AX200 mini-PCIe WiFi module, only supported in mPCIe slot 1.
- (see {ref}`wireless-interface-intel-ax200`)
-
-##### WWAN
-
-Refer to {ref}`wwan-interface` for additional information, below listed modules
-have been tested successfully on this Hardware platform using VyOS 1.3
-(equuleus):
-
-- Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC7304 miniPCIe card (LTE)
-- Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC7430 miniPCIe card (LTE)
-- Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC7455 miniPCIe card (LTE)
-- Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC7710 miniPCIe card (LTE)
-- Huawei ME909u-521 miniPCIe card (LTE)
-
-### VyOS 1.4 (sagitta)
-
-Depending on the VyOS versions you intend to install there is a difference in
-the serial port settings ({vytask}`T1327`).
-
-Create a bootable USB pendrive using e.g. [Rufus] on a Windows machine.
-
-Connect serial port to a PC through null modem cable (RXD / TXD crossed over).
-Set terminal emulator to 115200 8N1.
-
-```none
-PC Engines apu4
-coreboot build 20171130
-BIOS version v4.6.4
-4080 MB ECC DRAM
-SeaBIOS (version rel-1.11.0.1-0-g90da88d)
-
-Press F10 key now for boot menu:
-
-Select boot device:
-
-1. ata0-0: KINGSTON SUV500MS120G ATA-11 Hard-Disk (111 GiBytes)
-2. USB MSC Drive Generic Flash Disk 8.07
-3. Payload [memtest]
-4. Payload [setup]
-```
-
-Now boot from the `USB MSC Drive Generic Flash Disk 8.07` media by pressing
-`2`, the VyOS boot menu will appear, just wait 10 seconds or press `Enter`
-to continue.
-
-```none
-lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk
-x VyOS - Boot Menu x
-tqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu
-x Live system (amd64-vyos) x
-x Live system (amd64-vyos fail-safe mode) x
-x Live system (amd64-vyos) - Serial console x
-x x
-mqqqqqqPress ENAutomatic boot in 10 seconds...nu entryqqqqqqqj
-```
-
-The image will be loaded and the last lines you will get will be:
-
-```none
-Loading /live/vmlinuz... ok
-Loading /live/initrd.img...
-...
-Welcome to VyOS - vyos ttyS0
-
-vyos login:
-```
-
-You can now proceed with a regular image installation as described in
-{ref}`installation`.
-
-(vyos-on-baremetal-apu4-pictures)=
-
-### Pictures
-
-:::{note}
-Both device types operate without any moving parts and emit zero
-noise.
-:::
-
-#### Rack Mount
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_rack_1.jpg
-:alt: APU4 rack closed
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_rack_2.jpg
-:alt: APU4 rack front
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_rack_3.jpg
-:alt: 'APU4 rack module #1'
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_rack_4.jpg
-:alt: 'APU4 rack module #2'
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_rack_5.jpg
-:alt: 'APU4 rack module #3 with PSU'
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-##### VyOS custom print
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_rack_vyos_print.jpg
-:alt: APU4 custom VyOS powder coat
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-#### Desktop / Bench Top
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_desk_1.jpg
-:alt: APU4 desktop closed
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_desk_2.jpg
-:alt: APU4 desktop closed
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_desk_3.jpg
-:alt: APU4 desktop back
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/apu4_desk_4.jpg
-:alt: APU4 desktop back
-:scale: 25 %
-:::
-
-## Qotom Q355G4
-
-The install on this Q355G4 box is pretty much plug and play. The port numbering
-the OS does might differ from the labels on the outside, but the UEFI firmware
-has a port blink test built in with MAC addresses so you can very quickly
-identify which is which. MAC labels are on the inside as well, and this test
-can be done from VyOS or plain Linux too. Default settings in the UEFI will
-make it boot, but depending on your installation wishes (i.e. storage type,
-boot type, console type) you might want to adjust them. This Qotom company
-seems to be the real OEM/ODM for many other relabelling companies like
-Protectli.
-
-### Hardware
-
-There are a number of other options, but they all seem to be close to Intel
-reference designs, with added features like more serial ports, more network
-interfaces and the likes. Because they don't deviate too much from standard
-designs all the hardware is well-supported by mainline. It accepts one LPDDR3
-SO-DIMM, but chances are that if you need more than that, you'll also want
-something even beefier than an i5. There are options for antenna holes, and SIM
-slots, so you could in theory add an LTE/Cell modem (not tested so far).
-
-The chassis is a U-shaped alu extrusion with removable I/O plates and removable
-bottom plate. Cooling is completely passive with a heatsink on the SoC with
-internal and external fins, a flat interface surface, thermal pad on top of
-that, which then directly attaches to the chassis, which has fins as well. It
-comes with mounting hardware and rubber feet, so you could place it like a
-desktop model or mount it on a VESA mount, or even wall mount it with the
-provided mounting plate. The closing plate doubles as internal 2.5" mounting
-place for an HDD or SSD, and comes supplied with a small SATA cable and SATA
-power cable.
-
-Power supply is a 12VDC barrel jack, and included switching power supply, which
-is why SATA power regulation is on-board. Internally it has a NUC-board-style
-on-board 12V input header as well, the molex locking style.
-
-There are WDT options and auto-boot on power enable, which is great for remote
-setups. Firmware is reasonably secure (no backdoors found, BootGuard is enabled
-in enforcement mode, which is good but also means no coreboot option), yet has
-most options available to configure (so it's not locked out like most firmwares
-are).
-
-An external RS232 serial port is available, internally a GPIO header as well.
-It does have Realtek based audio on board for some reason, but you can disable
-that. Booting works on both USB2 and USB3 ports. Switching between serial BIOS
-mode and HDMI BIOS mode depends on what is connected at startup; it goes into
-serial mode if you disconnect HDMI and plug in serial, in all other cases it's
-HDMI mode.
-
-## Partaker i5
-
-:::{figure} ../_static/images/600px-Partaker-i5.jpg
-:::
-
-I believe this is actually the same hardware as the Protectli. I purchased it
-in June 2018. It came pre-loaded with pfSense.
-
-[Manufacturer product page](http://www.inctel.com.cn/product/detail/338.html).
-
-### Installation
-
-- Write VyOS ISO to USB drive of some sort
-- Plug in VGA, power, USB keyboard, and USB drive
-- Press "SW" button on the front (this is the power button; I don't know what
- "SW" is supposed to mean).
-- Begin rapidly pressing delete on the keyboard. The boot prompt is very quick,
- but with a few tries you should be able to get into the BIOS.
-- Chipset > South Bridge > USB Configuration: set XHCI to Disabled and USB 2.0
- (EHCI) to Enabled. Without doing this, the USB drive won't boot.
-- Boot to the VyOS installer and install as usual.
-
-Warning the interface labels on my device are backwards; the left-most "LAN4"
-port is eth0 and the right-most "LAN1" port is eth3.
-
-## Acrosser AND-J190N1
-
-:::{figure} ../_static/images/480px-Acrosser_ANDJ190N1_Front.jpg
-:::
-
-:::{figure} ../_static/images/480px-Acrosser_ANDJ190N1_Back.jpg
-:::
-
-This microbox network appliance was build to create OpenVPN bridges. It can
-saturate a 100Mbps link. It is a small (serial console only) PC with 6 Gb LAN
-
-You may have to add your own RAM and HDD/SSD. There is no VGA connector. But
-Acrosser provides a DB25 adapter for the VGA header on the motherboard (not
-used).
-
-### BIOS Settings:
-
-First thing you want to do is getting a more user friendly console to configure
-BIOS. Default VT100 brings a lot of issues. Configure VT100+ instead.
-
-For practical issues change speed from 115200 to 9600. 9600 is the default
-speed at which both linux kernel and VyOS will reconfigure the serial port
-when loading.
-
-Connect to serial (115200bps). Power on the appliance and press Del in the
-console when requested to enter BIOS settings.
-
-Advanced > Serial Port Console Redirection > Console Redirection Settings:
-
-- Terminal Type : VT100+
-- Bits per second : 9600
-
-Save, reboot and change serial speed to 9600 on your client.
-
-Some options have to be changed for VyOS to boot correctly. With XHCI enabled
-the installer can’t access the USB key. Enable EHCI instead.
-
-Reboot into BIOS, Chipset > South Bridge > USB Configuration:
-
-- Disable XHCI
-- Enable USB 2.0 (EHCI) Support
-
-Perform Image installation using `install image` CLI command.
-
-(gowin-gw-fn-1ur1-10g)=
-
-## Gowin GW-FN-1UR1-10G
-
-A platform utilizing an Intel Alder Lake-N100 CPU with 6M cache, TDP 6W.
-Onboard LPDDR5 16GB RAM and 128GB eMMC (can be used for image installation).
-
-The appliance comes with 2 * 2.5GbE Intel I226-V and 3 * 1GbE Intel I210
-where one supports IEEE802.3at PoE+ (Typical 30W).
-
-In addition there is a Mellanox ConnectX-3 2\* 10GbE SFP+ NIC available.
-
-**NOTE:** This is the entry level platform. Other derivates exists with
-i3-N305 CPU and 2x 25GbE!
-
-### Gowin Shopping Cart
-
-- 1x Gowin GW-FN-1UR1-10G
-- 2x 128GB M.2 NVMe SSDs
-
-### Optional (WiFi + WWAN)
-
-- 1x MediaTek 7921E M.2 NGFF WIFI module (not tested as this currently leads to
- a Kernel crash)
-- 1x HP LT4120 Snapdragon X5 LTE WWAN module
-
-### Pictures
-
-:::{figure} ../_static/images/gowin-01.png
-:::
-
-:::{figure} ../_static/images/gowin-02.png
-:::
-
-:::{figure} ../_static/images/gowin-03.png
-:::
-
-:::{figure} ../_static/images/gowin-04.png
-:::
-
-### Cooling
-
-The device itself is passivly cooled, whereas the power supply has an active fan.
-Even if the main processor is powered off, the power supply fan is operating and
-the entire chassis draws 7.5W. During operation the chassis drew arround 38W.
-
-### BIOS Settings
-
-No settings needed to be altered, everything worked out of the box!
-
-### Installation
-
-The system provides a regular RS232 console port using 115200,8n1 setting which
-is sufficient to install VyOS from a USB pendrive.
-
-### First Boot
-
-Please note that there is a weirdness on the network interface mapping.
-The interface \<-> MAC mapping is going upwards but the NICs are placed
-somehow swapped on the mainboard/MACs programmed in a swapped order.
-
-See interface description for more detailed mapping.
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos:~$ show interfaces
-Codes: S - State, L - Link, u - Up, D - Down, A - Admin Down
-Interface IP Address MAC VRF MTU S/L Description
------------ -------------- ----------------- ------- ----- ----- -------------
-eth0 - 00:f0:cb:00:00:99 default 1500 u/D Intel I226-V - Front eth2
-eth1 - 00:f0:cb:00:00:9a default 1500 u/D Intel I226-V - Front eth1
-eth2 - 00:f0:cb:00:00:9b default 1500 u/D Intel I210 - Front eth4
-eth3 - 00:f0:cb:00:00:9c default 1500 u/D Intel I210 - Front eth3
-eth4 - 00:f0:cb:00:00:9d default 1500 u/D Intel I210 - Front POE
-eth5 - 00:02:c9:00:00:30 default 1500 u/D Mellanox ConnectX-3 - SFP2
-eth6 - 00:02:c9:00:00:31 default 1500 u/D Mellanox ConnectX-3 - SFP1
-lo 127.0.0.1/8 00:00:00:00:00:00 default 65536 u/u
- ::1/128
-wwan0 - d2:39:76:8e:05:12 default 1500 A/D
-```
-
-#### VyOS 1.4 (sagitta)
-
-Connect serial port to a PC through a USB \<-> RJ45 console cable. Set terminal
-emulator to 115200 8N1. You can also perform the installation using VGA or HDMI
-ports.
-
-In this example I choose to install VyOS as RAID-1 on both NVMe drives. However,
-a previous installation on the 128GB eMMC storage worked without any issues,
-too.
-
-```none
-Welcome to VyOS - vyos ttyS0
-vyos login:
-```
-
-Perform Image installation using `install image` CLI command. This installation
-uses two 128GB NVMe disks setup as RAID1.
-
-```none
-Welcome to VyOS!
-
- ┌── ┐
- . VyOS 1.4.0
- └ ──┘ sagitta
-
-* Support portal: https://support.vyos.io
-* Documentation: https://docs.vyos.io/en/sagitta
-* Project news: https://blog.vyos.io
-* Bug reports: https://vyos.dev
-
-You can change this banner using "set system login banner post-login" command.
-
-VyOS is a free software distribution that includes multiple components,
-you can check individual component licenses under /usr/share/doc/*/copyright
-Use of this pre-built image is governed by the EULA you can find in
-/usr/share/vyos/EULA
-
-vyos@vyos:~$ install image
-
-Welcome to VyOS installation!
-This command will install VyOS to your permanent storage.
-Would you like to continue? [y/N] y
-
-What would you like to name this image? (Default: 1.4.0)
-
-Please enter a password for the "vyos" user:
-Please confirm password for the "vyos" user:
-
-What console should be used by default? (K: KVM, S: Serial)? (Default: S)
-
-Probing disks
-4 disk(s) found
-Would you like to configure RAID-1 mirroring? [Y/n] y
-
-The following disks were found:
- /dev/sda (14.4 GB)
- /dev/mmcblk0 (116.5 GB)
-Would you like to configure RAID-1 mirroring on them? [Y/n] n
-
-Would you like to choose two disks for RAID-1 mirroring? [Y/n] y
-Disks available:
- 1: /dev/sda (14.4 GB)
- 2: /dev/mmcblk0 (116.5 GB)
- 3: /dev/nvme1n1 (119.2 GB)
- 4: /dev/nvme0n1 (119.2 GB)
-Select first disk: 3
-
-Remaining disks:
- 1: /dev/sda (14.4 GB)
- 2: /dev/mmcblk0 (116.5 GB)
- 3: /dev/nvme0n1 (119.2 GB)
-Select second disk: 3
-
-Installation will delete all data on both drives. Continue? [y/N] y
-
-Searching for data from previous installations
-No previous installation found
-Creating partitions on /dev/nvme1n1
-Creating partition table...
-Creating partitions on /dev/nvme0n1
-Creating partition table...
-Creating RAID array
-Updating initramfs
-Creating filesystem on RAID array
-The following config files are available for boot:
- 1: /opt/vyatta/etc/config/config.boot
- 2: /opt/vyatta/etc/config.boot.default
-
-Which file would you like as boot config? (Default: 1)
-Creating temporary directories
-Mounting new partitions
-Creating a configuration file
-Copying system image files
-Installing GRUB configuration files
-Installing GRUB to the drives
-Cleaning up
-Unmounting target filesystems
-Removing temporary files
-The image installed successfully; please reboot now.
-```
-
-### Hardware
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos:~$ lspci
-00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 461c
-00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Alder Lake-N [UHD Graphics]
-00:0a.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Platform Monitoring Technology (rev 01)
-00:0d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Device 464e
-00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Device 54ed
-00:14.2 RAM memory: Intel Corporation Device 54ef
-00:15.0 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Device 54e8
-00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Device 54e0
-00:1a.0 SD Host controller: Intel Corporation Device 54c4
-00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 54b8
-00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 54ba
-00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 54bb
-00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 54be
-00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 54b0
-00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 5481
-00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Device 54a3
-00:1f.5 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Device 54a4
-01:00.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-02:00.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-02:02.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-02:06.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-02:0e.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
-04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
-05:00.0 Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp. MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter
-06:00.0 SATA controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 0622 (rev 01)
-07:00.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-08:00.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-08:02.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-08:06.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-08:0e.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1806 (rev 01)
-09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I210 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
-0a:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I210 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
-0b:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation I210 Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
-0d:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Device 1ed0:2283
-0f:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Device 1ed0:2283
-11:00.0 Ethernet controller: Mellanox Technologies MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3]
-```
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos:~$ lsusb
-Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
-Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0e8d:c616 MediaTek Inc. Wireless_Device
-Bus 003 Device 003: ID 413c:2113 Dell Computer Corp. KB216 Wired Keyboard
-Bus 003 Device 004: ID 03f0:9d1d HP, Inc HP lt4120 Snapdragon X5 LTE
-Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
-Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
-Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05e3:0620 Genesys Logic, Inc. GL3523 Hub
-Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
-Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
-```
-
-#### WWAN
-
-The LTE module can be enabled as simple as this config snippet:
-
-```none
-interfaces {
- wwan wwan0 {
- address "dhcp"
- apn "YOUR-APN-GOES-HERE"
- }
-}
-```
-
-For more information please refer to chapter: {ref}`wwan-interface`
-
-[rufus]: https://rufus.ie/
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-
-# Installation and Image Management
-
-:::{note}
-This information applies primarily to virtual installations:
-
-When installing VyOS, ensure that the MAC address you select for your NICs
-is not a locally administered MAC address. Locally administered addresses are
-distinguished from universally administered addresses by setting the
-second-least-significant bit of the first octet to 1:
-
-Example: `02:00:00:00:00:01`, where the second-least-significant bit
-(`02` in hexadecimal) is set to `1`.
-:::
-
-```{toctree}
-:caption: Content
-:maxdepth: 2
-
-install
-virtual/index
-cloud/index
-bare-metal
-update
-image
-secure-boot
-```
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-
-(installation)=
-
-# Installation
-
-VyOS installation requires a VyOS .iso file. This file is a live installation
-image that you can use to boot a live VyOS system. From there, you can proceed
-with a permanent installation on a hard drive or other storage device.
-
-:::{list-table} Comparison of VyOS image releases
-:header-rows: 1
-:widths: 15 35 15 25 15 15
-
-* - Release Type
- - Description
- - Release Cycle
- - Intended Use
- - Access to Images
- - Access to Source
-
-* - Nightly (Current)
- - Automatically built from the current branch. Always up to date
- with cutting edge development but guaranteed to contain bugs.
- - Every night
- - Developing VyOS, testing new features, experimenting.
- - Everyone
- - Everyone
-
-* - Stream
- - VyOS Stream serves as a technology preview and a quality gate
- for the upcoming LTS release. Allows everyone to try new features
- and check if they work well or need improvements.
- - Every quarter
- - Non-critical production environments, preparing for the LTS
- release.
- - Everyone
- - Everyone
-
-* - Release Candidate
- - Rather stable. All development focuses on testing and hunting
- down remaining bugs following the feature freeze.
- - Irregularly until EPA comes out
- - Labs, small offices and non-critical production systems backed
- by a high-availability setup.
- - Everyone
- - Everyone
-
-* - Early Production Access
- - Highly stable with no known bugs. Needs to be tested repeatedly
- under different conditions before it can become the final
- release.
- - Irregularly until LTS comes out
- - Non-critical production environments, preparing for the LTS
- release.
- - Everyone
- - Everyone
-
-* - Long-Term Support
- - Guaranteed to be stable and carefully maintained for several
- years after the release. No features are introduced but security
- updates are released in a timely manner.
- - Every major version
- - Large-scale enterprise networks, internet service providers,
- critical production environments that call for minimum downtime.
- - Subscribers, contributors, non-profits, emergency services,
- academic institutions
- - Subscribers, contributors, non-profits, emergency services,
- academic institutions
-:::
-
-## Hardware requirements
-
-The minimum system requirements for VyOS are 4 GB RAM and 10 GB storage.
-Depending on your use case, you might need additional RAM and CPU resources.
-
-## Download
-
-### Registered Subscribers
-
-Registered subscribers can log into <https://support.vyos.io/> to access
-a variety of different downloads via the "Downloads" link. These
-downloads include LTS (Long-Term Support), the associated hot-fix releases,
-early public access releases, pre-built VM images, as well as device
-specific installation ISOs. See this [article] for more information on
-downloads.
-
-:::{note}
-The `.qcow2` image provided for Proxmox deployment can also be
-used to deploy VyOS on KVM environments. This image includes cloud-init
-support. See {ref}`cloud-init` for more information.
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/vyosnew-downloads.png
-:::
-
-### Building from source
-
-Subscribers can download the source code for the LTS release from the
-"Downloads" link. Non-subscribers can access the source code for the
-Rolling release. For instructions, see the {ref}`build` section. The
-VyOS source code repository is available at
-<https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build>.
-
-### Rolling Release
-
-Everyone can download bleeding-edge VyOS rolling images from:
-<https://downloads.vyos.io/>
-
-:::{note}
-Rolling releases contain the latest enhancements and fixes.
-This means there may be new bugs. If you encounter a bug, follow the
-guide at {ref}`bug_report`. We depend on your feedback to improve VyOS.
-:::
-
-The following link contains the most recent VyOS builds for AMD64
-systems from the `current` branch: <https://vyos.net/get/nightly-builds/>
-
-### Download Verification
-
-LTS images are signed with the VyOS lead package maintainer's private key.
-You can verify the authenticity of the package using the official public key
-and Minisign.
-
-(minisign-verification)=
-
-#### Minisign verification
-
-VyOS uses [Minisign](https://github.com/jedisct1/minisign) for release
-signing. Minisign is a tool for signing files and verifying signatures.
-
-OpenBSD introduced signify in 2015. Minisign is an alternative
-implementation of the same protocol, available for Windows, macOS, and
-most GNU/Linux distributions. Minisign is portable, lightweight, and
-uses the Ed25519 public-key signature system.
-
-{vytask}`T2108` switched the validation system to prefer Minisign over GPG keys.
-
-To verify a VyOS image starting with VyOS `1.3.0-rc6`, run:
-
-```none
-$ minisign -V -P RWSIhkR/dkM2DSaBRniv/bbbAf8hmDqdbOEmgXkf1RxRoxzodgKcDyGq -m vyos-1.5-rolling-202409250007-generic-amd64.iso vyos-1.5-rolling-202409250007-generic-amd64.iso.minisig
-
-Signature and comment signature verified
-Trusted comment: timestamp:1727223408 file:vyos-1.5-rolling-202409250007-generic-amd64.iso hashed
-```
-
-During an image upgrade, VyOS runs the following command:
-
-```none
-$ minisign -V -p /usr/share/vyos/keys/vyos-release.minisign.pub -m vyos-1.3.0-rc6-amd64.iso vyos-1.3.0-rc6-amd64.iso.minisig
-Signature and comment signature verified
-Trusted comment: timestamp:1629997936 file:vyos-1.3.0-rc6-amd64.iso
-```
-
-:::{note}
-Starting with version `1.4.3`, VyOS uses Minisign exclusively.
-If you see an unexpected verification error, update your system to version
-`1.4.2` first. Support for GnuPG signatures has been
-removed ({vytask}`T7301`).
-:::
-
-(live_installation)=
-
-## Live installation
-
-:::{note}
-To permanently install VyOS, you must first complete a live
-installation.
-:::
-
-You can test VyOS without installing it on your hard drive. **Using your
-downloaded VyOS .iso file, you can create a bootable USB drive to boot
-into a fully functional VyOS system**. After testing it, you can start a
-{ref}`permanent_installation` on your hard drive or power off your system
-and remove the USB drive.
-
-If you have a GNU/Linux system, you can create a bootable VyOS USB drive using
-the `dd` command:
-
-1. Open your terminal emulator.
-
-2. Find the device name of your USB drive (use the `lsblk` command).
-
-3. Unmount the USB drive. Replace `X` with your device letter and keep the
- asterisk (*) to unmount all partitions.
-
-```none
-$ umount /dev/sdX*
-```
-
-4. Write the image (your VyOS .iso file) to the USB drive. Use the device
- name (for example, `/dev/sdb`), not the partition name
- (for example, `/dev/sdb1`).
-
-**Warning**: This will destroy all data on the USB drive!
-
-```none
-# dd if=/path/to/vyos.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M; sync
-```
-
-5. Wait for the operation to complete (bytes copied). On some systems, this
- may take more than one minute.
-
-6. Once `dd` has finished, pull the USB drive out and plug it into
- the powered-off computer where you want to install (or test) VyOS.
-
-7. Power on the computer and ensure it boots from the USB drive
- (you may need to select the boot device or change boot settings).
-
-8. When VyOS finishes loading, sign in using the default credentials
- (login: `vyos`, password: `vyos`).
-
-If you encounter issues with this method, prefer a different operating
-system, or want a GUI program, you can use other tools to create a
-bootable USB drive, such as [balenaEtcher] (GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows),
-[Rufus] (Windows), and [many others]. Follow their instructions to create
-a bootable USB drive from an `.iso` file.
-
-:::{hint}
-The default username and password for the live system is *vyos*.
-:::
-
-(permanent_installation)=
-
-## Permanent installation
-
-:::{note}
-Before a permanent installation, VyOS requires a
-{ref}`live_installation`.
-:::
-
-Unlike general-purpose Linux distributions, VyOS uses "image installation",
-which mimics the user experience of traditional hardware routers and allows
-you to keep multiple VyOS versions installed simultaneously. This lets you
-switch to a previous version if something breaks or misbehaves after an
-image upgrade.
-
-Each version is contained in its own squashfs image mounted in a union
-filesystem along with a directory for mutable data such as configurations,
-keys, and custom scripts.
-
-In order to proceed with a permanent installation:
-
-1. Sign in to the VyOS live system using the default credentials
- (login: `vyos`, password: `vyos`).
-
-2. Run the `install image` command and follow the wizard:
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos:~$ install image
-Welcome to VyOS installation!
-This command will install VyOS to your permanent storage.
-Would you like to continue? [y/N] y
-What would you like to name this image? (Default: 2025.09.17-0018-rolling)
-Please enter a password for the "vyos" user:
-Please confirm password for the "vyos" user:
-What console should be used by default? (K: KVM, S: Serial)? (Default: S)
-Probing disks
-1 disk(s) found
-The following disks were found:
-Drive: /dev/vda (10.0 GB)
-Which one should be used for installation? (Default: /dev/vda)
-Installation will delete all data on the drive. Continue? [y/N] y
-Searching for data from previous installations
-No previous installation found
-Would you like to use all the free space on the drive? [Y/n] Y
-Creating partition table...
-The following config files are available for boot:
- 1: /opt/vyatta/etc/config/config.boot
- 2: /opt/vyatta/etc/config.boot.default
-Which file would you like as boot config? (Default: 1)
-Creating temporary directories
-Mounting new partitions
-Creating a configuration file
-Copying system image files
-Installing GRUB configuration files
-Installing GRUB to the drive
-Cleaning up
-Unmounting target filesystems
-Removing temporary files
-The image installed successfully; please reboot now.
-```
-
-3. After installation completes, remove the live USB drive or CD.
-
-4. Reboot the system.
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos:~$ reboot
-Proceed with reboot? (Yes/No) [No] Yes
-```
-
-You will boot now into a permanent VyOS system.
-
-## PXE Boot
-
-You can also install VyOS using PXE, a more complex installation method that
-allows you to deploy VyOS over the network.
-
-**Requirements**
-
-- A machine (client) with a PXE-enabled NIC.
-- {ref}`dhcp-server`
-- {ref}`tftp-server`
-- Webserver (HTTP). Optional, but speeds up installation.
-- VyOS ISO image (do not use images prior to VyOS `1.2.3`).
-- Files *pxelinux.0* and *ldlinux.c32* from the
- [Syslinux distribution](https://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/).
-
-### Configuration
-
-#### Step 1: DHCP
-
-Configure a DHCP server to provide the client with:
-
-- An IP address
-- The TFTP server address (DHCP option 66), sometimes referred to as the
- *boot server*
-- The *bootfile name* (DHCP option 67): *pxelinux.0*
-
-In this example we configured an existent VyOS as the DHCP server:
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos# show service dhcp-server
- shared-network-name mydhcp {
- subnet 192.168.1.0/24 {
- option {
- bootfile-name pxelinux.0
- bootfile-server 192.168.1.50
- default-router 192.168.1.50
- }
- range 0 {
- start 192.168.1.70
- stop 192.168.1.100
- }
- subnet-id 1
- }
- }
-```
-
-(install_from_tftp)=
-
-#### Step 2: TFTP
-
-Configure a TFTP server to serve the following:
-
-- The *pxelinux.0* file from the Syslinux distribution
-- The *ldlinux.c32* file from the Syslinux distribution
-- The VyOS kernel you want to deploy (*vmlinuz* file from the
- */live* directory in the extracted ISO file)
-- The VyOS initial ramdisk (*initrd.img* file from the */live* directory
- in the extracted ISO file). Do not use an empty (0 bytes) initrd.img
- file; the correct file may have a longer name.
-- A directory named *pxelinux.cfg* containing the configuration file.
- By default, the VyOS configuration file is named [default].
-
-In the example you configured your existent VyOS as the TFTP server too:
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos# show service tftp-server
- directory /config/tftpboot
- listen-address 192.168.1.50
-```
-
-Example of the contents of the TFTP server:
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos# ls -hal /config/tftpboot/
-total 29M
-drwxr-sr-x 3 tftp tftp 4.0K Oct 14 00:23 .
-drwxrwsr-x 9 root vyattacfg 4.0K Oct 18 00:05 ..
--r--r--r-- 1 root vyattacfg 25M Oct 13 23:24 initrd.img-4.19.54-amd64-vyos
--rwxr-xr-x 1 root vyattacfg 120K Oct 13 23:44 ldlinux.c32
--rw-r--r-- 1 root vyattacfg 46K Oct 13 23:24 pxelinux.0
-drwxr-xr-x 2 root vyattacfg 4.0K Oct 14 01:10 pxelinux.cfg
--r--r--r-- 1 root vyattacfg 3.7M Oct 13 23:24 vmlinuz
-
-vyos@vyos# ls -hal /config/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg
-total 12K
-drwxr-xr-x 2 root vyattacfg 4.0K Oct 14 01:10 .
-drwxr-sr-x 3 tftp tftp 4.0K Oct 14 00:23 ..
--rw-r--r-- 1 root root 191 Oct 14 01:10 default
-```
-
-Example of simple (no menu) configuration file:
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos# cat /config/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
-DEFAULT VyOS123
-
-LABEL VyOS123
- KERNEL vmlinuz
- APPEND initrd=initrd.img-4.19.54-amd64-vyos boot=live nopersistence noautologin nonetworking fetch=http://address:8000/filesystem.squashfs
-```
-
-#### Step 3: HTTP
-
-You also need to provide the *filesystem.squashfs* file. Because this is a
-large file and TFTP is slow, you can send it through HTTP to speed up the
-transfer. In our example, we do this—see the configuration file above.
-
-1. Start a web server. You can use one like
- [Python's SimpleHTTPServer] to serve the `filesystem.squashfs` file.
- The file is in the `/live` directory of the extracted ISO file.
-2. Edit the {ref}`install_from_tftp` configuration file to show the correct
- URL: `fetch=http://<address_of_your_HTTP_server>/filesystem.squashfs`.
-
-:::{note}
-Do not rename the *filesystem.squashfs* file. If you're working with
-different versions, create different directories instead.
-:::
-
-3. restart the TFTP service. If you're using VyOS as your TFTP server, restart
- the service with `sudo service tftpd-hpa restart`.
-
-:::{note}
-Ensure the directories and files on both the TFTP and HTTP servers
-have the correct permissions for the booting clients to access them.
-:::
-
-### Client Boot
-
-Finally, power on your PXE-enabled clients. They will automatically receive an
-IP address from the DHCP server and boot into VyOS live using files from the
-TFTP and HTTP servers.
-
-Once finished you will be able to proceed with the `install image`
-command as in a regular VyOS installation.
-
-## Known Issues
-
-This is a list of known issues that can arise during installation.
-
-### Black screen on install
-
-GRUB redirects all output to a serial port to facilitate installation
-on headless hosts. On some hardware that lacks a serial port, this causes
-a hard lockup and displays a black screen after you select the
-`Live system` option from the installation image.
-
-The workaround is to press `e` when the boot menu appears and edit the
-GRUB boot options. Specifically, remove the:
-
-`console=ttyS0,115200`
-
-option, and type CTRL-X to boot.
-
-Installation can then continue as outlined above.
-
-[article]: https://customers.support.vyos.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/1/article/159055913
-[balenaetcher]: https://www.balena.io/etcher/
-[configuration]: https://wiki.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Config
-[default]: https://wiki.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=PXELINUX#Configuration
-[many others]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tools_to_create_Live_USB_systems
-[python's simplehttpserver]: https://docs.python.org/2/library/simplehttpserver.html
-[rufus]: https://rufus.ie/
-[syslinux]: http://www.syslinux.org/
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-
-(secure-boot)=
-
-# Secure Boot
-
-Initial UEFI Secure Boot support is available ({vytask}`T861`). VyOS uses
-`shim` from Debian 12 (Bookworm), which is properly signed by the UEFI
-Secure Boot key from Microsoft.
-
-:::{note}
-There is yet no signed version of `shim` for VyOS, thus we
-provide no signed image for secure boot yet. If you are interested in
-secure boot you can build an image on your own.
-:::
-
-To generate a custom ISO with your own secure boot keys, run the following
-commands prior to your ISO image build:
-
-```bash
-cd vyos-build
-CA_DIR="data/certificates"
-SHIM_CERT_NAME="vyos-dev-2025-shim"
-VYOS_KERNEL_CERT_NAME="vyos-dev-2025-linux"
-
-openssl req -new -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout ${CA_DIR}/${SHIM_CERT_NAME}.key -out ${CA_DIR}/${SHIM_CERT_NAME}.der \
- -outform DER -days 36500 -subj "/CN=VyOS Networks Secure Boot CA/" -nodes
-openssl x509 -inform der -in ${CA_DIR}/${SHIM_CERT_NAME}.der -out ${CA_DIR}/${SHIM_CERT_NAME}.pem
-
-openssl req -newkey rsa:4096 -sha256 -nodes -keyout ${CA_DIR}/${VYOS_KERNEL_CERT_NAME}.key \
- -out ${CA_DIR}/${VYOS_KERNEL_CERT_NAME}.csr -outform PEM -days 3650 \
- -subj "/CN=VyOS Networks Secure Boot Signer 2025 - linux/"
-openssl x509 -req -in ${CA_DIR}/${VYOS_KERNEL_CERT_NAME}.csr -CA ${CA_DIR}/${SHIM_CERT_NAME}.pem \
- -CAkey ${CA_DIR}/${SHIM_CERT_NAME}.key -CAcreateserial -out ${CA_DIR}/${VYOS_KERNEL_CERT_NAME}.pem -days 3650 -sha256
-```
-
-## Installation
-
-As our version of `shim` is not signed by Microsoft we need to enroll the
-previously generated {abbr}`MOK (Machine Owner Key)` to the system.
-
-First, disable UEFI Secure Boot for the installation.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/uefi_secureboot_01.png
-:alt: Disable UEFI secure boot
-:::
-
-Proceed with the standard VyOS {ref}`installation <permanent_installation>` on
-your system. Instead of the final `reboot` command, enroll the
-{abbr}`MOK (Machine Owner Key)`.
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos:~$ install mok
-input password:
-input password again:
-```
-
-You can set the `input password` to any value you choose. You'll need this
-password after reboot when MOK Manager launches to permanently install the keys.
-
-With the next reboot, MOK Manager will automatically launch
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/uefi_secureboot_02.png
-:alt: Disable UEFI secure boot
-:::
-
-Select `Enroll MOK`
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/uefi_secureboot_03.png
-:alt: Disable UEFI secure boot
-:::
-
-You can now view the key to be installed and continue with key installation.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/uefi_secureboot_04.png
-:alt: Disable UEFI secure boot
-:::
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/uefi_secureboot_05.png
-:alt: Disable UEFI secure boot
-:::
-
-Now you need to enter the password you defined previously.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/uefi_secureboot_06.png
-:alt: Disable UEFI secure boot
-:::
-
-Now reboot and re-enable UEFI Secure Boot.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/uefi_secureboot_07.png
-:alt: Disable UEFI secure boot
-:::
-
-VyOS will now launch in UEFI Secure Boot mode. You can verify this by running
-one of the following commands:
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos:~$ show secure-boot
-SecureBoot enabled
-```
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos:~$ show log kernel | match Secure
-Oct 08 19:15:41 kernel: Secure boot enabled
-```
-
-```none
-vyos@vyos:~$ show version
-Version: VyOS 1.5-secureboot
-Release train: current
-Release flavor: generic
-
-Built by: autobuild@vyos.net
-Built on: Tue 08 Oct 2024 18:00 UTC
-Build UUID: 5702ca38-e6f4-470f-b89e-ffc29baee474
-Build commit ID: 9eb61d3b6cf426
-
-Architecture: x86_64
-Boot via: installed image
-System type: KVM guest
-Secure Boot: enabled <-- UEFI secure boot indicator
-
-Hardware vendor: QEMU
-Hardware model: Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
-Hardware S/N:
-Hardware UUID: 1f6e7f5c-fb52-4c33-96c9-782fbea36436
-
-Copyright: VyOS maintainers and contributors
-```
-
-## Image Update
-
-:::{note}
-Currently, there is no signed version of `shim` for VyOS. If you
-want Secure Boot support, you can build a custom image with your own keys.
-:::
-
-During image installation, you install your {abbr}`MOK (Machine Owner Key)`
-into the UEFI variables to add trust to this key. After you re-enable Secure
-Boot in UEFI, you can only boot into your signed image.
-
-You can no longer boot into a CI-generated rolling release because those
-are not signed by a trusted party ({vytask}`T861` work in progress). This
-also means you must sign all successor builds with the same key; otherwise,
-you'll see this error:
-
-```none
-error: bad shim signature
-error: you need to load the kernel first
-```
-
-## Linux Kernel
-
-In addition to Secure Boot support, VyOS uses ephemeral key signing of Linux
-Kernel modules for an extra security layer in both Secure and non-Secure boot
-images.
-
-<https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-integrity/patch/20210218220011.67625-5-nayna@linux.ibm.com/>
-
-When the CI system builds a Kernel package and required third-party modules,
-it generates a temporary (ephemeral) key pair for signing the modules. The
-public key is embedded in the Kernel binary to verify loaded modules.
-
-After the Kernel CI build completes, the generated key is discarded, meaning
-we can no longer sign additional modules with that key. The Kernel configuration
-also includes the option `CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORCE=y`, which enforces signature
-verification for all modules. If you try to load an unsigned module, you'll
-get this error:
-
-`insmod: ERROR: could not insert module malicious.ko: Key was rejected by
-service`
-
-This prevents loading any malicious code after the image is assembled into the
-Kernel as a module. You can disable this behavior on custom builds if needed.
-
-## Troubleshoot
-
-In most cases, if something goes wrong during system boot, you'll see this
-error message:
-
-```none
-error: bad shim signature
-error: you need to load the kernel first
-```
-
-This error means the Machine Owner Key used to sign the Kernel is not trusted
-by your UEFI. Install the MOK using the `install mok` command as described
-above.
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-
-(docker)=
-
-# Run VyOS in a Docker Container
-
-Docker is an open-source project for deploying applications as standardized
-units called containers. Deploying VyOS in a container provides a simple and
-lightweight mechanism for both testing and packet routing for container
-workloads.
-
-## IPv6 support for Docker
-
-VyOS requires an IPv6-enabled Docker network. Currently Linux distributions
-do not enable Docker IPv6 support by default. You can enable IPv6 support in
-two ways.
-
-### Method 1: Create a docker network with IPv6 support
-
-Here's an example using the `macvlan` driver.
-
-```none
-docker network create --ipv6 -d macvlan -o parent=eth0 --subnet 2001:db8::/64 --subnet 192.0.2.0/24 mynet
-```
-
-### Method 2: Add IPv6 support to the Docker daemon
-
-Edit /etc/docker/daemon.json to set the `ipv6` key to `true` and specify
-the `fixed-cidr-v6` to your desired IPv6 subnet.
-
-```none
-{
- "ipv6": true,
- "fixed-cidr-v6": "2001:db8::/64"
-}
-```
-
-Reload the Docker configuration.
-
-```none
-$ sudo systemctl reload docker
-```
-
-## Deploy container from ISO
-
-Download the ISO you want to base the container on. In this example,
-the ISO is `vyos-1.4-rolling-202308240020-amd64.iso`. If you
-created a custom IPv6-enabled network, include it as the `--net` parameter
-to `docker run`.
-
-```none
-$ mkdir vyos && cd vyos
-$ curl -o vyos-1.4-rolling-202308240020-amd64.iso https://github.com/vyos/vyos-rolling-nightly-builds/releases/download/1.4-rolling-202308240020/vyos-1.4-rolling-202308240020-amd64.iso
-$ mkdir rootfs
-$ sudo mount -o loop vyos-1.4-rolling-202308240020-amd64.iso rootfs
-$ sudo apt-get install -y squashfs-tools
-$ mkdir unsquashfs
-$ sudo unsquashfs -f -d unsquashfs/ rootfs/live/filesystem.squashfs
-$ sudo tar -C unsquashfs -c . | docker import - vyos:1.4-rolling-202111281249
-$ sudo umount rootfs
-$ cd ..
-$ sudo rm -rf vyos
-$ docker run -d --rm --name vyos --privileged -v /lib/modules:/lib/modules \
-> vyos:1.4-rolling-202111281249 /sbin/init
-$ docker exec -ti vyos su - vyos
-```
-
-To stop the container, run `docker stop vyos`.
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-
-# EVE-NG
-
-:::{note}
-This page is a stub and needs expansion. Contributions
-welcome via the [VyOS documentation repository](https://github.com/vyos/vyos-documentation).
-:::
-
-## References
-
-<https://www.eve-ng.net/>
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-
-(vyos-on-gns3)=
-
-# Run VyOS on GNS3
-
-You may want to test VyOS in a lab environment.
-[GNS3](http://www.gns3.com) is a network emulation software that you
-can use for this purpose.
-
-This guide will provide the necessary steps for installing
-and setting up VyOS on GNS3.
-
-## Requirements
-
-The following items are required:
-
-- A VyOS installation image (.iso file). You
- can find how to get it on the {ref}`installation` page
-- A working GNS3 installation. For further information see the
- [GNS3 documentation](https://docs.gns3.com/).
-
-(vm-setup)=
-
-## VM setup
-
-First, a virtual machine (VM) for the VyOS installation must be created
-in GNS3.
-
-Go to the GNS3 **File** menu, click **New template**, and select
-**Manually create a new Template**.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-01.png
-:::
-
-Select **Qemu VMs** and then click the `New` button.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-02.png
-:::
-
-Write a name for your VM, such as "VyOS", and click `Next`.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-03.png
-:::
-
-Select **qemu-system-x86_64** as Quemu binary, then **512MB** of RAM
-and click `Next`.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-04.png
-:::
-
-Select **telnet** as your console type and click `Next`.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-05.png
-:::
-
-Select **New image** for the base disk image of your VM and click
-`Create`.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-06.png
-:::
-
-Use the defaults in the **Binary and format** window and click
-`Next`.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-07.png
-:::
-
-Use the defaults in the **Qcow2 options** window and click `Next`.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-08.png
-:::
-
-Set the disk size to 2000 MiB, and click `Finish` to end the **Quemu
-image creator**.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-09.png
-:::
-
-Click `Finish` to end the **New QEMU VM template** wizard.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-10.png
-:::
-
-Now you need to edit the VM settings.
-
-In the **Preferences** window, with **Qemu VMs** selected and your new VM
-selected, click the `Edit` button.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-11.png
-:::
-
-In the **General settings** tab of your **QEMU VM template
-configuration**, do the following:
-
-- Click on the `Browse...` button to choose the **Symbol** you want to
- have representing your VM.
-- In **Category** select in which group you want to find your VM.
-- Set the **Boot priority** to **CD/DVD-ROM**.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-12.png
-:::
-
-At the **HDD** tab, change the Disk interface to **sata** to speed up
-the boot process.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-13.png
-:::
-
-At the **CD/DVD** tab click on `Browse...` and locate the VyOS image
-you want to install.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-14.png
-:::
-
-:::{note}
-You probably will want to accept to copy the .iso file to your
-default image directory when you are asked.
-:::
-
-In the **Network** tab, set the number of adapters to **0**, set the
-**Name format** to **eth\{0}**, and set the **Type** to **Paravirtualized
-Network I/O (virtio-net-pci)**.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-15.png
-:::
-
-In the **Advanced** tab, unmark the checkbox **Use as a linked base
-VM** and click `OK`, which will save and close the **QEMU VM template
-configuration** window.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-16.png
-:::
-
-At the general **Preferences** window, click `OK` to save and close.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-17.png
-:::
-
-(vyos-installation)=
-
-## VyOS installation
-
-- Create a new project.
-- Drag the newly created VyOS VM into it.
-- Start the VM.
-- Open a console.
- The console displays the system booting. It prompts for login
- credentials. You're now at the VyOS live system.
-- {ref}`Install VyOS <installation>`
- as normal (that is, using the `install image` command).
-- After successful installation, shut down the VM with the `poweroff`
- command.
-- **Delete the VM** from the GNS3 project.
-
-The *VyOS-hda.qcow2* file now contains a working VyOS image and can be
-used as a template. But it still needs some fixes before we can deploy
-VyOS in our labs.
-
-(vyos-vm-configuration)=
-
-## VyOS VM configuration
-
-To turn the template into a working VyOS machine, further steps are
-necessary as outlined below:
-
-**General settings** tab: Set the boot priority to **HDD**
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-20.png
-:::
-
-**CD/DVD** tab: Clear the **Image** entry field to unmount the installation
-image.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-21.png
-:::
-
-Set the number of required network adapters. For example, set it to **4**.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-215.png
-:::
-
-**Advanced** settings tab: Check the **Use as a linked
-base VM** checkbox and click `OK` to save the changes.
-
-:::{figure} /_static/images/gns3-22.png
-:::
-
-The VyOS VM is now ready to be deployed.
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-
-(proxmox)=
-
-# Running on Proxmox
-
-Proxmox is an open-source platform for virtualization. Visit
-<https://vyos.io> to download a `.qcow2` image that you can import into
-Proxmox.
-
-## Deploy VyOS from CLI with qcow2 image
-
-1. Copy the `.qcow2` image to a temporary directory on the Proxmox server.
-2. The commands assume virtual machine ID 200 is unused and you want
- the disk stored in a storage pool named `local-lvm`.
-
-```none
-$ qm create 200 --name vyos2 --memory 2048 --net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0
-$ qm importdisk 200 /path/to/image/vyos-1.2.8-proxmox-2G.qcow2 local-lvm
-$ qm set 200 --virtio0 local-lvm:vm-200-disk-0
-$ qm set 200 --boot order=virtio0
-```
-
-3. You can optionally attach a CDROM with an ISO as a cloud-init data
- source. The command assumes the ISO is uploaded to the `local`
- storage pool as `seed.iso`.
-
-```none
-$ qm set 200 --ide2 media=cdrom,file=local:iso/seed.iso
-```
-
-4. Start the virtual machine using the Proxmox GUI or run `qm start 200`.
-
-## Deploy VyOS from CLI with rolling release ISO
-
-1. Download the rolling release ISO from
- <https://vyos.net/get/nightly-builds/>. Non-subscribers can use the
- LTS release by building from source. For instructions, see the
- {ref}`build` section. The VyOS source code repository
- is available at <https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build>.
-2. Prepare the VM for ISO installation. The commands assume your ISO is
- in storage pool 'local', you want VM ID '200', and you want to create
- a new 15GB disk on storage pool 'local-lvm'.
-
-```none
-qm create 200 --name vyos --memory 2048 --net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0 --ide2 media=cdrom,file=local:iso/live-image-amd64.hybrid.iso --virtio0 local-lvm:15
-```
-
-3. Start the VM using `qm start 200` or the start button in the
- Proxmox GUI.
-4. Open the virtual console for your VM using the Proxmox web GUI.
- Login username and password are both `vyos`.
-5. Once booted into the live system, type `install image` and follow
- the prompts to install VyOS to the virtual drive.
-6. After installation completes, remove the installation ISO using the
- GUI or run `qm set 200 --ide2 none`.
-7. Reboot the virtual machine using the GUI or run `qm reboot 200`.
-
-For more information about downloading and installing Proxmox, visit
-<https://www.proxmox.com/en/>.
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-
-(vyosonvmware)=
-
-# Running on VMware ESXi
-
-## ESXi 5.5 or later
-
-`.ova` files are available for supporting users. You can also set up VyOS
-using a generic Linux instance by attaching the bootable ISO file and
-installing using the `install image` command.
-
-:::{NOTE}
-Previous issues have been documented with GRE/IPSEC tunneling
-using the E1000 adapter on VyOS guests. Use the VMXNET3 adapter instead.
-:::
-
-### Memory Contention Considerations
-
-When the underlying ESXi host reaches approximately 92% memory utilization,
-it begins the balloon process to reclaim memory from guest operating systems.
-This creates artificial memory pressure through the `vmmemctl` driver. Because
-VyOS does not have a swap file by default, this pressure cannot move memory
-data to a paging file. Instead, it consumes memory and forces the guest into
-a low memory state with no recovery option. The balloon can expand to 65% of
-guest allocated memory, so a VyOS guest using more than 35% of memory can
-encounter an out-of-memory situation and trigger the kernel `oom_kill`
-process. The `oom_kill` process then terminates memory-hungry processes.
-
-To prevent ballooning, configure VyOS routers in a resource group with
-adequate memory reservations.
-
-### References
-
-<https://muralidba.blogspot.com/2018/03/how-does-linux-out-of-memory-oom-killer.html>
-